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AS/A Level Art and Design

Purpose	Reference
Qual Code	1650QS A Level Art Craft & Design 1651QS A Level Fine Art 1652QS A Level Critical and Contextual 1653QS A Level Textile Design 1654QS A Level Graphic Communication 1655QS A Level Three-Dimensional Design 1656QS A Level Photography 2650QS AS Level Art Craft & Design 2651QS AS Level Fine Art 2652QS AS Level Critical and Contextual 2653QS AS Level Textile Design 2654QS AS Level Graphic Communication 2655QS AS Level Three-Dimensional Design 2656QS AS Level Photography 300101 Reference Code
QWADN	C00/0722/0 A Level Art Craft & Design C00/0722/0 A Level Fine Art C00/0722/0 A Level Critical and Contextual C00/0722/0 A Level Textile Design C00/0722/0 A Level Graphic Communication C00/0722/0 A Level Three-Dimensional Design C00/0722/0 A Level Photography C00/0723/0 AS Level Art Craft & Design C00/0723/0 AS Level Fine Art C00/0723/0 AS Level Critical and Contextual C00/0723/0 AS Level Textile Design C00/0723/0 AS Level Graphic Communication C00/0723/0 AS Level Three-Dimensional Design C00/0723/0 AS Level Photography
QN	601/5290/4 A Level Art Craft & Design 601/5290/4 A Level Fine Art 601/5290/4 A Level Critical and Contextual 601/5290/4 A Level Textile Design 601/5290/4 A Level Graphic Communication 601/5290/4 A Level Three-Dimensional Design 601/5290/4 A Level Photography 601/5347/7 AS Level Art Craft & Design 601/5347/7 AS Level Fine Art 601/5347/7 AS Level Critical and Contextual 601/5347/7 AS Level Textile Design 601/5347/7 AS Level Graphic Communication 601/5347/7 AS Level Three-Dimensional Design 601/5347/7 AS Level Photography

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The WJEC AS and A level specification in Art and Design has been designed to provide engaging and innovative creative learning experiences, where art, craft and design practice is meaningfully integrated with theoretical knowledge and understanding.

This unitised specification provides learners with opportunities to develop a broad foundation of critical, practical and theoretical skills at AS, which offers learners a holistic understanding of a range of practices and contexts in the visual arts, crafts and design fields, culminating in greater specialism and achievement at A level.

This course gives learners the opportunity to follow a programme of study which extends experience and personal response as well as developing imagination and critical and reflective thinking. The ability to innovate, adapt and work independently, which underlies all aspects of the specification, is valued by higher education and employers alike. Whichever title or combination of endorsed titles is followed, the specification encourages creativity, sustained investigation and analysis, experimentation, and design and making as a means of developing technical and expressive skills.

This programme of study offers the choice of a broad-based general course, plus seven distinct title options:

Art, Craft and Design
Fine Art
Graphic Communication
Textile Design
Three-Dimensional Design
Photography
Critical and Contextual Studies

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